Cigar-display humidor.



H. B. TOURTELLOT. CIGAR DISPLAYHUMIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.3,1913,

1, 1 29,921. Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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HENRY BERNON TOURTELLOT, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CIGAR-DISPLAY HUIVIIIDOR.

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Application filed. February 3, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Brannon ToURrnLLoT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cigar- Display Humidors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in display humidors for cigars, and it consists in the novel devices and combination of parts and devices hereinafter described and made the subject matter of claim.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, Figure 1. is a longitudinal section of the improved humidor, the same being shown closed and standing flat. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation, showing the humidor erected into the display position. Fig. 3 is a bottom or plan view,upon a somewhat smaller scale,of the humidor as shown in Fig. 1.

A purpose of the invention is to provide a humidor of suitable size to receive a cigar box and its contents of cigars, such humidor also to contain the necessary moistening pads; to be furnished with the glass hinged lid to close the same for the retention of the moisture; and to be furnished with a means for tilting and sustaining the humidor in display position, and for holding advertising matter.

In the drawing, A is a sheet metal, wood or fiber box, the bottom B of which is flanged with a flange 6 interfolded with the sides of the box, and thus forming at the bottom a countersunk portion B which serves to strengthen the structure and at the same time to receive and contain a folded display stand consisting of the frame C, pivoted at c to the bottom of the box, and pivoted at 0 to the swinging plate D formed with a hook or offset 0? into which book, as shown in Fig. 2, the edge of the inclined box may be placed and securely held in the display position against movement in either direction. If, for any purpose, it is desired that the humidor shall stand flat, the display stand is folded up upon itself and will then be contained, as indicated in Fig. 1, entirely within the countersunk bottom. The upper edge of the humidor box is all around formed with an Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Serial No. 745,842.

inwardly and downwardly extended flange a, which serves to stiffen and strengthen the structure, and also as a holding place or receptacle for the necessary humidor pads. The humidor pads are preferably made of perforated metal and blotting paper, the latter E held between two sheets of the former F, and stiffened at the edges by interturned flanges f. The perforated metal should preferably be coated with waterproofing enamel or varnish to guard against rusting. When these moistening pads have been soaked with water, they can be placed in the humidor and removably held therein by tilting them in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and then pushing them into the vertical position, when the inward and downward turned flange a at the top of the humidor box will serve to retain the pads in the vertical position against displacement. These pads may be placed one at each end or, in addition thereto, at the long sides of the box, as desired, the downwardly and inturned flange a serving as a holding means in either position.

When the humidor is in the display position supported upon the display stand, the upwardly extending leaf I) of this stand serves as a rest, upon which may be supported the hinged glass cover G, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the humidor may be easily kept open when desired. The upwardly extending leaf D and the support also ofi'er a convenient place to hold a price card or other advertising card, or, if desired, the top of the wooden cigar box, removed from said box, may be placed therein.

Having described the invention, that which is claimed is:

An article of manufacture comprising, in combination: a container adapted to serve as a humidor and having a body provided with a cover, the body having an inwardly extending and downwardly turned flange around the top thereof between which and the walls of the body is adapted to be received an edge of a moistener pad, substantially as specified.

HENRY BERNON TOUR'IELLOT.

Witnesses:

F. CHEs'rER EVERETT, JAMES F. BACON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

' Washington, D. 0. 

